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CP sets date for combination with KCS, announces CPKC executive leadership team

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern to combine April 14 to create CPKC, the first and only single-line railway connecting the U.S., Mexico and Canada CALGARY – March 17, 2023 – Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (“CP”) said ...

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern combination approved by U.S. Surface Transportation Board

CP reviewing details of 212-page decision authorizing control of KCS on or after April 14CALGARY and KANSAS CITY – March 15, 2023 – Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (“CP”) and Kansas City Southern (“KCS”) said today the...

Kansas City Southern Mourns the Passing of Former President and CEO David L. Starling

Kansas City, Mo., February 27, 2023. Kansas City Southern (KCS) is deeply saddened at the passing of former President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Starling. “On behalf of the entire Kansas City Southern family, we feel shock and profound sadness for the ...

Kansas City Southern Announces 2022 Holiday Express Fundraising Results to Benefit Salvation Army in 20 Communities

Kansas City, Mo., December 19, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that the 22nd KCS Holiday Express program raised over $215,000 to benefit The Salvation Army in 20 communities in eight states where the KCS Holiday Express train stopped this year. In ...

Kansas City Southern's Shreveport Operation Receives ISO Certification for Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety

Kansas City, Mo., December 13, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that its Shreveport, La. operation has been International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified for 14001 (Environmental) and 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety). "KCS is ...

KCS Holiday Express Announces Challenge Grant to Benefit The Salvation Army

Kansas City, Mo., November 29, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) recently announced the first return to the rails of the KCS Holiday Express train since the start of the pandemic in 2020. In addition, the KCS Holiday Express project continues the tradition of charitable ...

Kansas City Southern Breaks Ground on Second Span of New International Bridge in Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Laredo, Texas, October 31, 2022. Today, Kansas City Southern (KCS) ceremonially broke ground on both sides of the new International Railroad Bridge spanning the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This new bridge will be constructed alongside the...

KCS Certified Premier Sites Reduce Industrial Development Timeline for Prospective Shippers

Kansas City, Mo., September 7, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today the introduction of KCS Certified Premier Sites. These sites are larger, shovel-ready sites that are certified and pre-approved for rail service."Prospective shippers often need a quick...

KCS Holiday Express Returns to the Rails; Kicks Off Fundraising for The Salvation Army

Kansas City, Mo., September 6, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today the first return to the rails of the KCS Holiday Express train since the start of the pandemic in 2020. This year, the festive, six-car holiday train with intricate displays inside and out ...

KCS, CP, GATX, Local Rotary Clubs and NASCO Launch 60,000 Tree Challenge North American Boxcar Tour to Help Save the Monarch Butterfly

KCS, CP, GATX, Local Rotary Clubs and NASCO Launch 60,000 Tree Challenge North American Boxcar Tour to Help Save the Monarch Butterfly

Kansas City Southern Releases “For the Long Haul” Sustainability Report, 2021 Sustainability Data Update

Kansas City, Mo., July 21, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) has released a 2021 sustainability data update to its sustainability report, “For the Long Haul: Delivering Prosperity, Valuing People, Protecting the Planet.” The report is available in the ...

Kansas City Southern Announces Agreement to Invest in Celaya Railway Bypass and Amend KCSM’s Concession Title to Extend Exclusivity

Kansas City, Mo., July 20, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) and its affiliate Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (KCSM) announced today that KCSM has reached an agreement with the Mexican Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (...

Kansas City Southern Announces $500,000 Pledge and Employee Gift Match to American Red Cross to Support the Global Red Cross Network Response to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

Kansas City, Mo., March 11, 2022. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that it has pledged a total of $500,000 to the American Red Cross to support the global Red Cross network response to the Ukraine humanitarian crisis, and will also match employees’ ...

Kansas City Southern Announces 21st Anniversary Holiday Express Fundraising Results to Benefit Salvation Army in 21 Communities

Kansas City, Mo., December 20, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) announced today that the 21st anniversary KCS Holiday Express program in partnership with The Salvation Army has raised over $280,000 to benefit The Salvation Army in 21 communities on the U.S. rail ...

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Close Into Voting Trust

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14, 2021 - Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced the completion of its sale to Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP, NYSE: CP) (“CP”). The transaction represents an enterprise value of approximately ...

Kansas City Southern Receives Leadership Level Score from CDP

Kansas City, Mo., December 13, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that the company has been notified that our CDP climate change disclosure, submitted earlier this year, earned a score of A- for 2021. This is an improvement from KCS’ 2020...

Kansas City Southern Stockholders Approve Merger with CP

KANSAS CITY, Mo., December 10, 2021. Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) announced that the Company’s stockholders have voted to approve the previously announced combination with Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) (“CP&...

Railway Age magazine announces Canadian Pacific's Keith Creel and Kansas City Southern's Pat Ottensmeyer have been named 2022 Railroaders of the Year

Railway Age magazine announces Canadian Pacific's Keith Creel and Kansas City Southern's Pat Ottensmeyer have been named 2022 Railroaders of the Year

Kansas City Southern’s Strong Operational Performance Drives Record Grain Performance

KCS shipped more grain in October and November than in any other month on record Quarter-to-date cross-border grain shuttle train cycle times are at record best levels Kansas City, Mo., December 2, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announces that it achieved...

Kansas City Southern Announces Holiday Express Challenge Grant to Benefit The Salvation Army in 21 Communities

Kansas City, Mo., November 30, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced in September that it would celebrate the 21st anniversary of its KCS Holiday Express program with a fundraiser to benefit The Salvation Army in 21 communities on its U.S. rail network....

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Merger Proposal Receives Required Mexican Regulatory Approvals

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Merger Proposal Receives Required Mexican Regulatory Approvals

Surface Transportation Board accepts CP-KCS merger application as complete, sets procedural schedule

Surface Transportation Board accepts CP-KCS merger application as complete, sets procedural schedule

Kansas City Southern Declares Dividends on Four Percent Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock and Common Stock

Kansas City, Mo., November 5, 2021. Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors on November 5, 2021 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable on January 18, 2022 ...

Kansas City Southern Sets Special Meeting Date for Vote on Combination with CP

Kansas City Southern Sets Special Meeting Date for Vote on Combination with CP

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern File Merger Application with STB to Create Only Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern File Merger Application with STB to Create Only Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada

New Strategically-Located Central Bajío Vehicle Distribution Center to Add Velocity, Capacity and Markets to KCS Automotive Network

Kansas City, Mo., October 25, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today a collaboration with Suministros Industriales Potosinos SA de CV (SIPSA) and TransDevelopment Group (TDG) to develop the Central Bajío Vehicle Distribution Center, a state-...

Kansas City Southern Reports 2021 Third Quarter Results

Kansas City Southern Reports 2021 Third Quarter Results

Kansas City Southern Announces EVP Precision Scheduled Railroading Sameh Fahmy Will Leave the Company

Kansas City, Mo., October 13, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that Sameh Fahmy, executive vice president precision scheduled railroading will leave the Company by year end. During his tenure at KCS, which began in January 2019, Mr. Fahmy led...

Kansas City Southern Engages Commtrex to Boost Supply Chain Efficiencies with Platform Connecting Shippers to U.S.-Mexico Transload Network

Kansas City, Mo., October 11, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it has engaged Commtrex to enhance the visibility and connectivity of the KCS network’s over 100 transload facilities in the U.S. and Mexico using the Commtrex ...

KCS Announces Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call Time

Kansas City, Mo., September 28, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) will release its third quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, before the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. KCS will also hold its third quarter 2021 ...

Kansas City Southern Terminates Canadian National Railway Merger Agreement and Is Entering Into Merger Agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway

KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 15, 2021 – Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined that the acquisition proposal...

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Execute Agreement to Combine, Creating First Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada

Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern Execute Agreement to Combine, Creating First Single-Line Rail Network Linking U.S.-Mexico-Canada

21st Anniversary KCS Holiday Express to Benefit The Salvation Army in 21 Communities

Kansas City, Mo., September 13, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced today that it will celebrate the 21st anniversary of its KCS Holiday Express program and partnership with The Salvation Army with a fundraiser to benefit the Salvation Army in 21 ...

Kansas City Southern Receives Revised Proposal from Canadian Pacific That Board of Directors Determines is a "Company Superior Proposal"

KANSAS CITY, Mo, September 12, 2021. Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced that the KCS Board of Directors determined that CP’s revised proposal constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal” as defined in KCS’s merger ...

Kansas City Southern Board of Directors Determines Proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway Could Reasonably Be Expected to Lead to a “Superior Proposal”

Kansas City Southern to Begin Discussions with Canadian Pacific Railway KANSAS CITY, Mo.—September 4, 2021--Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously determined, after consultation with the ...

Kansas City Southern Adjourns Special Meeting of Stockholders until September 24, 2021

KANSAS CITY, Mo., September 3, 2021 – Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced that it has adjourned the Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) for KCS stockholders to vote on the previously announced ...

KCS Comments on Surface Transportation Board Decision Regarding Voting Trust For Combination With CN

KCS Comments on Surface Transportation Board Decision Regarding Voting Trust For Combination With CN

KCS Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway

KCS Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway

KCS to Provide Scholarships for Women to Pursue a Skilled Trade at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Shreveport, La., August 23, 2021. Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) announced a partnership with Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) for the railroad company’s Skilled Trade Women’s Scholarship Program. The scholarships will fund the...

Kansas City Southern Adjourns Special Meeting of Stockholders Until September 3, 2021

Kansas City Southern Adjourns Special Meeting of Stockholders Until September 3, 2021

Savage Partners with KCS to Construct and Operate Louisiana Railport to Provide Needed Transload and Railcar Storage Solutions for Area Industries

Savage Partners with KCS to Construct and Operate Louisiana Railport to Provide Needed Transload and Railcar Storage Solutions for Area Industries

CN’s JJ Ruest and KCS’ Pat Ottensmeyer to Address the Deutsche Bank Virtual Transportation Conference on August 17

CN’s JJ Ruest and KCS’ Pat Ottensmeyer to Address the Deutsche Bank Virtual Transportation Conference on August 17

Kansas City Southern Board of Directors Unanimously Determines Proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway Does Not Constitute a Superior Proposal to Its Agreement with CN

Kansas City Southern Board of Directors Unanimously Determines Proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway Does Not Constitute a Superior Proposal to Its Agreement with CN

Kansas City Southern Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Proposal From Canadian Pacific Railway

KANSAS CITY, Mo.--August 10, 2021--Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) (“KCS”) today announced that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) ("CP") to acquire KCS in a transaction whereby shareholders of...

KCS Declares Dividends on 4% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock & Common Stock

Kansas City, Mo., August 10, 2021. Kansas City Southern’s (KCS) (NYSE:KSU) Board of Directors on August 10, 2021 declared a regular dividend of $0.25 per share on the outstanding KCS 4% non-cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is payable on October 5, 2021 to ...

Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends KCS Shareholders Vote "FOR" Transaction with CN

Independent Proxy Advisory Firm ISS Recommends KCS Shareholders Vote "FOR" Transaction with CN

Kansas City Southern Comments on Preliminary Proxy Statement Filed by CP

Kansas City Southern Comments on Preliminary Proxy Statement Filed by CP

Kansas City Southern Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

Kansas City Southern Reports Second Quarter Results

Kansas City Southern Sets Special Meeting Date for Vote on Combination with CN

Kansas City Southern Sets Special Meeting Date for Vote on Combination with CN

CN and KCS Outline Benefits of Pro-Competitive Combination for Shippers

CN and KCS Outline Benefits of Pro-Competitive Combination for Shippers